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enhttp://kios.org/feeds/2173/rss.xmlLooking Back On How The National Gallery Of Art Got Its Start 75 Years Agohttp://kios.org/post/looking-back-how-national-gallery-art-got-its-start-75-years-ago
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit <a href="http://www.npr.org/">NPR</a>.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Looking+Back+On+How+The+National+Gallery+Of+Art+Got+Its+Start+75+Years+Ago&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDIzMTE5MzA1MDE0NTc1NzEyNzA3NjM0Nw000)"/></div><p>Sun, 19 Jun 2016 12:06:00 +0000Susan Stamberg80550 at http://kios.orgLibrary Of Congress Opens 'Jazz Singers' Exhibitionhttp://kios.org/post/library-congress-opens-jazz-singers-exhibition
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Library+Of+Congress+Opens+%27Jazz+Singers%27+Exhibition&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAzNzkxNjc1MDEyNDg3MDQ2NDA1MTkxZQ004)"/></div><p>Sun, 15 May 2016 11:58:00 +0000Susan Stamberg79200 at http://kios.org400 Years After His Death, Shakespeare's First Folio Goes Out On Tourhttp://kios.org/post/400-years-after-his-death-shakespeares-first-folio-goes-out-tour
One of the world's most precious volumes starts a tour on Monday, in Norman, Okla. <a href="http://www.folger.edu/the-collection" target="_blank">The Folger Shakespeare Library </a>in Washington, D.C., is sending out William Shakespeare's First Folio to <a href="http://www.folger.edu/first-folio-tour-host-locations-and-dates">all 50 states </a>to mark the 400th anniversary of the bard's death. Published seven years after he died, the First Folio is the first printed collection of all of Shakespeare's plays.<p>The Folger has 82 First Folios — the largest collection in the world.Mon, 04 Jan 2016 10:25:00 +0000Susan Stamberg73709 at http://kios.org400 Years After His Death, Shakespeare's First Folio Goes Out On TourFor Expats In Afghanistan, A Cranberry Dish To Relish Far From Homehttp://kios.org/post/ex-pats-afghanistan-cranberry-dish-relish-far-home
<em>Editor's note: For more years than we can remember, the Friday before Thanksgiving has meant that NPR's Susan Stamberg would try to sneak a notorious and, yes, weird family recipe into NPR's coverage. And 2015 is no exception. Here's Susan. </em><p>I recently learned about a long ago and faraway Thanksgiving in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 2011, at the height of the military surge, hundreds of Americans — soldiers and civilians — were coming into the country. Ann Exline Starr of the U.S.Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:35:00 +0000Susan Stamberg71987 at http://kios.orgFor Expats In Afghanistan, A Cranberry Dish To Relish Far From HomeVermeer's 'Woman In Blue' Returns To D.C., Hoping For Better Luck This Timehttp://kios.org/post/vermeers-woman-blue-returns-dc-hoping-better-luck-time
Smack in the middle of all the political clatter in Washington, D.C., stands a solitary, serene woman in a pale blue satin jacket, reading a letter. She's from the 17th century, and her visit marks an important anniversary for the National Gallery of Art.<p>She was painted by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer around 1663. Twenty years ago, in 1995, the National Gallery put on the first Vermeer retrospective ever, featuring 22 of only some 35 Vermeers known to exist.Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:46:00 +0000Susan Stamberg70998 at http://kios.orgVermeer's 'Woman In Blue' Returns To D.C., Hoping For Better Luck This TimeRemembering Don Quayle, NPR's First Presidenthttp://kios.org/post/remembering-don-quayle-nprs-first-president
<em>The first president of National Public Radio has died. Don Quayle was 84 years old. He had a long career in public broadcasting — both television and radio. NPR's Susan Stamberg reflects on his impact.</em><p>Don Quayle gave me my first radio job. It was the early '60s and he was head of the Educational Radio Network — the precursor of NPR — a skinny little network of 12 East Coast stations that developed a daily drive-time news show. He hired me to help produce it. When this national network arose, he was an obvious choice to run it.<p>Don was principled, decent and astute.Fri, 17 Apr 2015 21:12:00 +0000Susan Stamberg62457 at http://kios.orgRemembering Don Quayle, NPR's First PresidentTurner Was A Brute, But He Painted With Romantic Radiancehttp://kios.org/post/turner-was-brute-he-painted-romantic-radiance
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Turner+Was+A+Brute%2C+But+He+Painted+With+Romantic+Radiance&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODM1Njk5MDEyMTY5MDg4MzEyOTc5Ng004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>The list of well-known and loved French artists is long. Matisse, Renoir, Monet, to name just a few. The tally is shorter in Britain and often less familiar. There's Gainsborough, Constable, Reynolds and another that's now appearing on the big screen - Turner.Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:35:00 +0000Susan Stamberg57041 at http://kios.orgGold-Plated Gowns And 8-inch Pumps: The Stuff That Made Starlets Shimmerhttp://kios.org/post/gold-plated-gowns-and-8-inch-pumps-stuff-made-starlets-shimmer
Dripping in diamonds and shimmering in silks, the movie stars of the 1930s and '40s dazzled on the silver screen. Now, some of their costumes and jewels are on view at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. There, a film clip runs on a wall behind gorgeously gowned mannequins lit by sconces and chandeliers. The clip is from 1932's <em>No Man of Her Own</em>, starring Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. Nearby, co-curator Michelle Finamore points to the actual gown Lombard wore. It's long, made of slinky silk crepe and covered in teeny gold-colored glass beads.Fri, 28 Nov 2014 09:00:00 +0000Susan Stamberg56050 at http://kios.orgGold-Plated Gowns And 8-inch Pumps: The Stuff That Made Starlets ShimmerMama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Put To The Test At Amish Markethttp://kios.org/post/mama-stambergs-cranberry-relish-put-test-amish-market
The request was forwarded to me from a distant (fifth floor — I'm on the fourth) division of NPR.<p>It came from Justin Lucas, the head of NPR's Audience and Community Relations team. He's the go-to person here for requests from listeners, for information or permissions.<p>He'd gotten a letter from Beth Hansen, owner of Soup and Salad, a small sandwich shop in Easton, Md., a charming old town on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.<p>Justin read me an excerpt of the request: "I'd love to make and sell Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Chutney. A portion of the proceeds ...Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:18:00 +0000Susan Stamberg55787 at http://kios.orgMama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Put To The Test At Amish MarketSid Caesar, Who Got Laughs Without Politics Or Putdowns, Dies At 91http://kios.org/post/sid-caesar-who-got-laughs-without-politics-or-putdowns-dies-91
Comedian Sid Caesar, one of early network TV's biggest stars, died Wednesday morning at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 91.<p>Caesar didn't do smut, putdowns or smarmy remarks. Instead, he did <em>skits:</em> grown-up, gentle comedy for the whole family.<p>In one skit, Caesar was the smarter-than-anyone German "professor." Carl Reiner played a movie executive with money problems. The professor's solution? Make a musical — and get the greatest composer in the world. He is shocked to discover that his top choice won't be available.<p><blockquote><p>"Beethoven, dead? Ludwig is gone.Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:27:00 +0000Susan Stamberg42871 at http://kios.orgSid Caesar, Who Got Laughs Without Politics Or Putdowns, Dies At 91Sid Caesar, One Of TV's Earliest Stars, Dies At The Age Of 91http://kios.org/post/sid-caesar-one-tvs-earliest-stars-dies-age-91
The comic actor Sid Caesar died on Wednesday at the age of 91. He starred in the popular 1950s program, Your Show of Shows, television's first live comedy show, featuring skits and musical numbers.Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:29:00 +0000Susan Stamberg42858 at http://kios.orgThanksgivukkah: A Mash Of Two Holidays That's Easy To Relishhttp://kios.org/post/thanksgivukkah-mash-two-holidays-thats-easy-relish
It's that time of year again. Time for Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish. Every year since 1972, around Thanksgiving, I've shared my mother-in-law's famous cranberry relish recipe on the radio. It's appallingly pink, like Pepto Bismol — but it tastes terrific.<p>This year, I bring my relish recipe to Thanksgivukkah. Next week, Thanksgiving and the start of Hanukkah fall on the same day. It's a rare convergence.<p>How unusual is it? Well, the last time Thanksgiving and Hanukkah shared a start date was 125 years ago — and it won't happen again for another 76,000 or so years.Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:57:00 +0000Susan Stamberg39230 at http://kios.orgThanksgivukkah: A Mash Of Two Holidays That's Easy To RelishPen Pal Of Young 'Jerry' Salinger May Have Been First To Meet Holdenhttp://kios.org/post/pen-pal-young-jerry-salinger-may-have-been-first-meet-holden
Fans of the reclusive J.D. Salinger are in their element these days.Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:17:00 +0000Susan Stamberg37837 at http://kios.orgPen Pal Of Young 'Jerry' Salinger May Have Been First To Meet HoldenExhibit Explores How Dior's Designs Echo Impressionist Paintingshttp://kios.org/post/exhibit-explores-how-diors-designs-echo-impressionist-paintings
When it was time to create a new collection, Christian Dior had a ritual: He went to his garden and sat down among the flowers.<p>Fashion historian Florence Muller gathered drawings, photographs and paintings by Manet, Monet, Renoir and others for an exhibition on Dior and Impressionism, at the <a href="http://www.musee-dior-granville.com/c/287/p/1fd6391d9917f4fe23afde0b888f4837/Christian-Dior-Museum-temporary-exhibition-Granville.html">Dior Museum</a> in Granville, the designer's hometown.Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:18:00 +0000Susan Stamberg36187 at http://kios.orgExhibit Explores How Dior's Designs Echo Impressionist PaintingsFor F. Scott And Zelda Fitzgerald, A Dark Chapter In Asheville, N.C.http://kios.org/post/f-scott-and-zelda-fitzgerald-dark-chapter-asheville-nc
Asheville, a mountain town in North Carolina, is known for at least two important native sons: writers Thomas Wolfe, whose 1929 novel <em>Look Homeward, Angel</em> eviscerated some locals, and Charles Frazier, whose 1997 civil war novel <em>Cold Mountain</em> is set in the nearby hills. But there is also a little-known story of another writer — F. Scott Fitzgerald — who, along with his wife Zelda, had devastating connections to the town.<p>Fitzgerald spent two bumpy summers in Asheville, at the Grove Park Inn.Tue, 03 Sep 2013 07:01:00 +0000Susan Stamberg35387 at http://kios.orgFor F. Scott And Zelda Fitzgerald, A Dark Chapter In Asheville, N.C.This Fountain Of Youth Has A Little Extra Zinghttp://kios.org/post/fountain-youth-has-little-extra-zing
Transcript <p>ORSON WELLES: Of course, there are all sorts of fountains. Some are beautiful, some are purely mythological. Some are silly fountains. Of course, the silliest of all, is the fountain of youth. Old Ponce de Leon thought that one was somewhere down in Florida.<p>SUSAN STAMBERG, HOST: <p>Well, actor Orson Welles never found it, but lots of Floridians claim that the Fountain of youth is in their town - Punta Gorda, for instance. Margaret Baumhardt, who lives nearby in Charlotte Harbor, may not be totally convinced, but she is a big fan of the Punta Gorda fountain.Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:07:00 +0000Susan Stamberg33630 at http://kios.orgAt 90, Ellsworth Kelly Brings Joy With Colorful Canvases http://kios.org/post/90-ellsworth-kelly-brings-joy-colorful-canvases
American artist Ellsworth Kelly turned 90 in May, and there's been much celebration. On Wednesday, President Obama presented Kelly with the National Medal of Arts. Meanwhile, museums around the country are showing his work: Kelly sculptures, prints and paintings are on view in New York, Philadelphia and Detroit.Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:59:00 +0000Susan Stamberg32776 at http://kios.orgAt 90, Ellsworth Kelly Brings Joy With Colorful Canvases Modern Movement: How The Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dancehttp://kios.org/post/modern-movement-how-ballets-russes-revolutionized-dance
If your idea of ballet is a flurry of tutus and toeshoes, a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington will expand your vision.Thu, 30 May 2013 07:03:00 +0000Susan Stamberg30704 at http://kios.orgModern Movement: How The Ballets Russes Revolutionized DanceFriedkin, Who Pushed Film Forward, Looks Backhttp://kios.org/post/friedkin-who-pushed-film-forward-looks-back
As a kid in Chicago, director William Friedkin liked to frighten little girls with scary stories. When he grew up, he scared the rest of us <em>with</em> a little girl — Regan MacNeil, who is possessed by the devil in his horror classic <em>The Exorcist.</em><p>And in <em>The French Connection,</em> he put knots in our stomachs with one of the great movie chases in American cinema.<p>When Friedkin directed these films in the 1970s, he was breaking all the rules.Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:03:00 +0000Susan Stamberg28517 at http://kios.orgFriedkin, Who Pushed Film Forward, Looks BackIn NPR's New Building, Everything Will Be Better ... Againhttp://kios.org/post/nprs-new-building-everything-will-be-better-again
<em>Starting Saturday, </em>Weekend Edition<em> is broadcasting under the fourth roof that's sheltered National Public Radio. NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg has worked in all of the locations since NPR went on the air in 1971, and once again she shepherds us to our new home.</em><em> </em><p>Our very first, temporary offices were at 1625 I Street, in Northwest Washington, D.C., just down the block from the Christian Science Church. No furniture at first, so we sat on the floor.Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:11:00 +0000Susan Stamberg28465 at http://kios.orgIn NPR's New Building, Everything Will Be Better ... AgainPainting 'Renoir' In Finely Detailed Strokeshttp://kios.org/post/painting-renoir-finely-detailed-strokes
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA4pRAZQY3g</p>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:21:00 +0000Susan Stamberg28355 at http://kios.orgPainting 'Renoir' In Finely Detailed StrokesFor John Baldessari, Conceptual Art Means Serious Mischiefhttp://kios.org/post/john-baldessari-conceptual-art-means-serious-mischief
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7V4GyEuXA</p>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:41:00 +0000Susan Stamberg26944 at http://kios.orgFor John Baldessari, Conceptual Art Means Serious MischiefFor Publicist Marvin Levy, It's All About Eyeballshttp://kios.org/post/publicist-marvin-levy-its-all-about-eyeballs
Steven Spielberg's film <em>Lincoln</em> has earned 12 Academy Award nominations, including best picture and best director. Another Spielberg film — the multi-Oscar winning <em>Schindler's List</em> — will be celebrating 20 years since its release. These films have at least two important things in common: Spielberg and publicist Marvin Levy.<p>Levy started his career in New York writing questions for quiz shows. He wound up in publicity for MGM radio and TV personalities, but was lured to Hollywood in the mid-1970s.Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:03:00 +0000Susan Stamberg26168 at http://kios.orgFor Publicist Marvin Levy, It's All About EyeballsFor Film Set Decorators, Tiny Details Counthttp://kios.org/post/film-set-decorators-tiny-details-count
Picture Rick's smoky cafe in <em>Casablanca</em>, Lincoln's office at the White House of the 1860s, or the Mos Eisley cantina on the desert planet of Tatooine: A production designer came up with the overall look of those movie sets. But the booze on Rick's bar or the pens on Lincoln's desk — it took a set decorator and a crew to make them look authentic and believable.<p>On a recent chilly winter day in the backyard of a pretty picket-fenced house in Los Angeles, one set decorator is making rosebushes bloom again.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:05:00 +0000Susan Stamberg26104 at http://kios.orgFor Film Set Decorators, Tiny Details CountHollywood's 'Hooray': Hardly A Happy Hymnhttp://kios.org/post/hollywoods-hooray-hardly-happy-hymn
When the Oscars are handed out later this month, the ceremony will most likely be punctuated by music that has pretty much come to stand for movies and Movieland. Ironically, the composer grew up in Detroit, and the lyricist came from Savannah, Ga. — yet together they wrote the quintessential Tinseltown anthem.<p>"Hooray for Hollywood" was written for the Warner Brothers film <em>Hollywood Hotel</em>. It was a corny little "let's-go-to-Hollywood-and become-stars" movie from 1937, with some cute dialogue.<p>The movie didn't do much, box office-wise, but that song made it big.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:35:00 +0000Susan Stamberg25628 at http://kios.orgHollywood's 'Hooray': Hardly A Happy HymnWWII 'Canteen Girl' Kept Troops Company From Afarhttp://kios.org/post/wwii-canteen-girl-kept-troops-company-afar
American service members have long spent holidays in dangerous places, far from family. These days, home is a video chat or Skype call away. But during World War II, packages, letters and radio programs bridged the lonely gaps. For 15 minutes every week, "Canteen Girl" Phyllis Jeanne Creore spoke and sang to the troops and their loved ones on NBC radio.<p>Her Christmas shows were morale boosters. America must "use more sentiment and less tinsel, and that's the way it should be," she told her listeners during one wartime Christmas broadcast.Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:20:00 +0000Susan Stamberg23347 at http://kios.orgWWII 'Canteen Girl' Kept Troops Company From AfarRavi Shankar, Who Brought Eastern Music To Western Legends, Dieshttp://kios.org/post/ravi-shankar-who-brought-eastern-music-western-legends-dies
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsuFlxxrX8k</p>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:00:00 +0000Susan Stamberg23094 at http://kios.orgRavi Shankar, Who Brought Eastern Music To Western Legends, DiesHopper's Lonely Figures Find Some Friends In Parishttp://kios.org/post/hoppers-lonely-figures-find-some-friends-paris
Earlier this summer, I looked for Edward Hopper's <em>Morning Sun</em> at its home in the Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio. In the painting, a woman sits on a bed with her knees up, gazing out a window. She's bare, but for a short pink slip. The iconic Hopper is a must-see, but <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/08/20/157104327/hoppers-pensive-lady-in-pink-travels-the-world" target="_blank">on the day I visited</a>, it was on loan to an exhibition in Madrid.<p>I finally caught up with <em>Morning Sun</em> in Paris, where it is on display as part of a Hopper show at the Grand Palais.Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:23:00 +0000Susan Stamberg23009 at http://kios.orgHopper's Lonely Figures Find Some Friends In ParisLeslie Caron: Dancing From WWII Paris To Hollywoodhttp://kios.org/post/leslie-caron-dancing-wwii-paris-hollywood
In the 1950s, the moviegoing world fell in love with a young French ballerina and actress named Leslie Caron. She brightened the silver screen in musical films like 1958's <em>Gigi</em>, where she played a young courtesan-in-training who befriends a rich, handsome suitor in 1900s Paris.<p>When Caron played Gigi, she was a big star.Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000Susan Stamberg22568 at http://kios.orgLeslie Caron: Dancing From WWII Paris To HollywoodPrint-Inspired Art: All The News That's Fit To Painthttp://kios.org/post/print-inspired-art-all-news-thats-fit-paint
The print newspaper industry may be struggling, but newsprint is alive and well on the walls of a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The show is called <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/shockinfo.shtm" target="_blank">"Shock of the News"</a> — and it examines a century's worth of interaction between artists and the journals of their day.<p>A 3-foot high, three-dimensional work in one gallery looks like geometric sculpture. The big white rectangle sits on the floor, squared off at the edges.Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:28:00 +0000Susan Stamberg19663 at http://kios.orgPrint-Inspired Art: All The News That's Fit To Paint